Philip Rycroft

Prior to joining the NHBC Board in October 2019 Philip Rycroft was the Permanent Secretary for the department for Exiting the EU and Head of UK Governance Group at the culmination of a 30 year career in Government. Between 2012 and 2015 he was also Director general at the office of the Deputy Prime Minister during the Coalition period, having spent the first half of his career in the Scotland Office, Scottish Executive and Scottish Government. In the New Year Honours for 2014 he was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath 'For services to the UK's devolved and Coalition Governments.